whe at 4 ' i ve re 1 i ‘ ; VOL: XLVI, ‘St mo ao : : : “Storms hit. i Oe SE . D> RE pee OS Le rr ae po ey OE ; / a) . : ty oo Ontario, CBM ea ge 4 a Po ee we Bee ye poe Beet The elements erupted. in Sudden.: violence: across z cane-force winds struck. in | * Cunada: Monday as, hurri- | Widely separated Ontario | .. points, «a ‘snow. storm hit} Newfoundland ‘and’a.dust | Page er GF : “Wan skies. al t feds “across eastern: Ontario into.Que- Dec; dumping torrents of ‘rain. ’: first ripped through: southeast- ern-Michigan: jumped into south- ‘western. Ontario and left.a trail “wrecked ' ‘-puildings, broken wer lines and uprooted trees, — a? “power AE least. seven : In Otta freight’ éa city. One was derailed and the westbound super-continental was held up for 14% hours. ~. , Safe-driving -roadeo set. for May 18 The Prince Rupert Junior ‘Chamber of Commerce Teenage SHE with the district finals will take “a plage May 18, it was announced “22 today by Chairman O. H. Kniep- “o karfp. . Winner of ‘the district finals -here will travel to Vancouver 0 forthe provincial finals, Win- fonts of the provincial mects # across ‘Canada will take part in “ the nationar finals at Medicine - Tat. . oe » ° Clty Council last night granted the Junior Chamber permission “to block off the area on Second © Avenue West -between McBride ~ Street and First Street for the ~ purpose of the roadoo, ' ome for the local event has Peery set at 10 am, Competitors will take a writ- ten examination at the Driving Inspectors office. Sundny. Taking part in the district ‘AN finals will be teonnge drivers Mm 6}. fron{ Terrace, Ktlimat and Prince ~ Rupert, . Teenagers wishing to take part > gan..reglator ab Booth Memorial High school or . Anntinciation #6 oachdol, ' ‘ “Anyone under 20 yenta of age enn enter If he has a driver's i . Heonee and has been free of 9 ‘i spoving traffic violation In the preceding alx months, , “The three winners’ of the na- rh = tfonal flnals will rocelve scholar. i —ahips. Local winners rocelve 'tdphios. | a b AW Prince Ruport Insurance | “eompanios are sponsoring the mf} gtrich Mivala, i oon done oe 1 r Cie eey | | ORMES: — DRUGS LTD, DIAL. ¢ i : . ae Meeps ff ’ wees aN ot aetud storm blacked. Saskatehe- | - Winds gusting up to 100-miles |" ayi’hour, caused extensive, dam- |. age in Ottawa in a 25-minute pe- | - glod..as cool air, pushed “¥apidly | “Miolent.. wind..storms: which |. “Michigan. | u Ss at ‘Canada's “Most Strategic Pacif c “PRINCE RUPERT, B.C.,, TUESDAY, MAY 12, 1959 4 {2A total tax | rate of 52: pendit at $11 | Council in the first three $1,178,333.74 budget for 195 >This year’s mill rate of §2 mills | compares to ‘that of- 50.333 last year and 45 mills in 1957. Co 1” ‘The 1959 budget is $292,668.04 |, Jess ‘than last’ year’s budget” of $1471,001.78. 9 | No changes in the. budget were |, recommended lastnight by -City | derman R. G..Large . who said} that council had*worked ‘hard tot: ca task in face of rising costs. °° Mill rates in cities in the south ; lof the province had ‘been ‘raised | appreciably, Ald. Large szid.. - -“we have been very realistic in holding the mill rate down .to’as: close to last year’s:as we could | One mill $14, 1 The city will raise its.$1,178,- 333.74 budget from $721,818.52 in general revenves and $456,515.22 in- general taxation on ‘32.3883, mis, 0.00}. Be “One mill, $14,089.65 goes to the Civic: Centre. while’ 16.714 mills A lor: $242,415.83 goes to school * |costs.and 1.8977 mills or -$26.739 ’ \eoes:'to loan rate requirements. # \School costs are: up: $29,029.83 fover last. year. and the: loan ‘is ‘tures. are, some have remain eof. Robinson. y : ] a: et, ie, ; No: change was made. in the sgir 7 ‘oby Robins, j 0% ON “on his ‘dese : CP photo. street lighting allotment or that ZS uf} for the cemetery. : 8 on , = main CNR. line southeast of the. “Public works has peer incréas- ed by $12,530 to $320,423 while the waterworks. budget is. up $12,530 to $114,674.. over last year’s rate was appr ant a that. we are provid Council’s. finance ;chairman ~Al~|.0im | keep down the mill’rate, no'small 25 ong ex -|rg@asons’ the: mill .rate’. was ‘up, was due to the increase-in the sc loan{>™ rate-requirements... - a 089 this year of taxes, ‘ federal . government $10,724; ‘fines ‘and costs $27,000; | business. ‘tax. $20,000; - sales: tax commissions $250;. telephone di- ‘\réctory. advertising $9,000; tele- phone‘rentais $180,000; long ‘dis- tance commissions $38,000; water }. revenues $135.000: t nection fers $2;406;. garbage -col- _ Driving Roadeo together |jonp¢ put it did pep up council, ‘Lively budget debate p city council to . ” Editor of The Dally News | Prince Rupert City Council had a budget debate last night just like the House of Commons and thie ? British Columbia legislatu ‘However, it wasn’t quite as saw every alderman speak to the motion to approve the city’s $1,- 178,333 budget and ended up with Alderman T. Norton Youns de- fending his honor, his integrity and motives in seeking an amendment to the budget just prior to its first reading. , Alderman Youngs docs this every year, at least he has for the past two years. This year he wanted to lop $10,000 from the budget at the expense of the public works com- mittee'’s sidewalk program or the snow removal funds, Lust year he wanted to cut the hospital allocation from $15,000 to $6,000. Last year he found no seconder for his motion. Last night Alderman Norman Bellis, ehalrman of counell's board of works, seconded the motion just 2151. rot ‘ Y i, Te BU Aes i wt aoagk ae mh Ht Be ee be hres aR , eo mee ee ee ty hmees Abed oD Eh ft woe awe we ee ee Ah he hE ‘ re, $11,000 had been set aside for snow removal this year and only $7,500 had been spent there was no way of knowing what snow ‘and ice conditions would be next October. Alderman R. G. Large, chair- man of the finance committee said that Alderman Bellis had spoken in a similar vein to what he thought on thre matter. He sald the clty must have sufficient money not only for snow removal but for ice-control in the winter months. A bad month could cat considerably Into the funds, We snid people and children are continually using roads on which to walk where there were no sidewalks. n “T don’t think $40,000 for side- walks is a bib too high. We have put them.in, partly beenuse they Jecosts have been boosted The parks commission’s budget was reduced $3,085 to $37,001 and fire protection was cut $695 to $80,729. . Also down are city telephone department expenditures with an estimated $174,552 compared to $178.105 last year. Sanitation and waste removal from $54,750 to $58,250 an increase of $3,500. The library grant was increas- ed $1,602 from $11,170 Lo $12,772 this year, Administration of justice this year is up $12,743 from -$102,875 last year’ to $115,619 In. 1959. The city’s $721,818 in general revenue is made up of: ' Penalties on taxes $4,500; in- terest and tax arrears $1,300; trade licences $36,000; dog tax $875; pound fees $225; ambu- janee fees $1,500; meter collec- tions (Co-Op) $1,100; building and plumbing fees $2,600; oll burner permits $100; leases and * , mw ved last’ night by: City we readings’ of ‘the city’s t the ‘game ‘time ‘ensuring ing all the me-'are only iby $10,000.4 public: work -Clerk-Comptrolier’ R. W. g: explained. that..the, main ool. requisition and the wo. ' “water. con- S ns $39,500; night ‘soil $600; al: permits, and. plots $3,200; nilis, an increase of 1.667) ‘grants $129,-| sell halibut on exchange | Four vessels | Great Northwest... 1) PROVINCIAL LIBRARE “VICTORIA, B. ct, “Night Calls—Business 6768, Editorial 6769 wi ts PRICE TEN CENTS © Four: halibut vessels sold a total of 125,000 pounds on the Prince Rupert Halibut exchange this morning. Prices for medium, large and chicken size halibut in brackets are aS follows: Haida Chief, 54,000 pounds sold to British Columbia Pack- ers for (18.6; 19.7; 12). Zapora, sold, 50,000. pounds to Babcock . Fisherics. for . (18.6; 20.6; 13). Knien, sold 8,000 pounds to Booth Fisheries for (18.1; 19.4; 13). Arctic, sold 13,000 pounds to Booth Fisherics for (18.6; 19.6; 13). iy Long Two halibutters: delivered a total of 77,000 pounds to Prince Rupert Fishermen's Co-Opera-. tive association, The Signal landed 32,000 pounds and the.Cape Beale de- rentals $2,200; payment in lieu Revenue, so that he could speak against) aro ot snfoty, factor and partly REVENUE Ald. Youngs. ' because they are necessary.” General revernieS accusers AP 121,818,562 Tn moving his amendment Ald.| Ald Large said the mill rate STAXAUON (BRBEBI MILE) aces eee scocsascaniess 466,516.22 YOURE a To bt te nllocition hae meen etd down to approxi- : of \ or sidewalks was “oub| mately what it was last yeas ; $1,178,333,74 of proportion” and could be re-jand he thought the citizens EXPENDITURES — duced by $10,000, would appreciate council's ¢f- rane vee ccna Gieeamell he said, was allowing| forts,” Dy ¢ une s of Rinanee vs one snenenurrnnamannnnenesiest $ 141,136.05 : ' OUP’ Of Wor RS cecccscsesnenssen cnercseerecrsnareneeennees 320,423.08 tnt tA od AN rate uy nnd Alderman Gordon E. Carlson Waterworks 114,674.31 on "1 s 4 ‘ 10 ] . : . ee " ' resane neato penne ee ' ’ 1‘ milla but “any time we can hold MH nivenen ie the dente en Btroob Ushting ...... reecenresrats reecneerennnneett renee 20,000.00 It down on oven reduce theo mill R dora ly by . suggesting tht Parks commission ene eeeee east eh gee en ae ERE MAB er ee epee Fen sser ens 37,001.00 rate, It was f good thing." Nince the budgob had bean gone COMOLOLY ssssesnesesscessrnesessnssesunesgeotansseecnsssessnases 10,000.00 He ald that connell should be | tino In detail: I committed AGMINstrilion OL JURUCO cise 116,019,00 sure that every dollar that has to eeweutvene no need bo dixeuss ewe protection a OOO be apont should bo spont eares| ‘wyqwever, he sald," if Ald UNLALION, WEHLG POIMOVAL vsvecrrsssersecseseogtees 1250, ' ' ' VWonlt Pee TT Peer r their Ct 22,800.00 re are building dn publle For ate Seo aiirpone Social WELL vcseececsrecsenne: ctrrenrsirenenavenecevensesennens ara Ob work), lito faster then INT or prow rotons, Un I foc! Telophone leparimenl wg IRITO0 “Wo should hold things down,” Wit should caponk against the Capital oxpendituryd (ON POVENUG crs 19,225.00 ho sald. ' mina brought Ald Youngs tin Provan forward 1064 Peenseety ose penpensecr sane nen eeeeyennee a . y Hw , ‘ oq yond rop car ath ’ resarve Teper OTe eee R HET eee ee ' aiviy unere Ballin ae hore his foel “protesting that. ho ms pla nen me money In the aidowalks alloca ya ated that Pesanle Know ‘ ' COM vA nIso NS $1,178,933,74 tlon than neécossary, but coun WL RAT C often rocelvod during the yorr,| Whore LY stand and if T enn do a 1058 tono Tnorease individual requests for aldowalks| Muything fo save the people School rate 16,202. Jon14 | 1,322 In addition to thoxo budgetted | Monoy, T wilh” Loan rato 1,072 41,0077 2287 for, If tho roquosts aro mndo,| Whon Ald, Youngs subsided, Bpeclal rato» 1,000 1,000 ~- votnell likes to bo able tp[Ald. Garison continuod by any: Goneral rate 92,200 92,9883 1108 nequicsce, hoe anid, (Cantinued on Pato §) emenreaes ee ooreeenne Purthermore, he sald, while -—H00 “LIVELY BONG” Totwl 0,938 52.0000 1.0070 oe oe oe ' soe tame ee er ' t ‘ of city at glance ivered 47,000 pounds. spending to be unloaded. CANADIAN CUSTOMS photo, checking sacks Frederick R. Martin of Seattle, Cright), unloads his truck-trailer shipping project that b Ketchikan, Alaska. Goods were checked before being “loaded . saaboard vessel “Urania” bound for Ketchikan. In bottom picture, the one-ton truck and : officer’ James Hadden is shown, in top. and boxes of fruit and vegetables as rought produce from Seattle on way to trailer are shown going’ out on~-dock —Photos by Gladys Baldwin. TRUCK-TRAILER PLAN , New shipping project | Gity woman's mother dies — | m Regina — Mrs. W. F. Cameron of Regina, - a longtime Dominion president ~~. of the Federared Women’s. In- ~ stitutes of: Canada and mother of city. .resident Mrs. (L. S... McGill, 32, Sixth Avenue: Hast, . 1 gives the 70 foot fish packer “Ur Driven the 1,200 miles by Frederick R. Martin, general manager of Marlinaire Inc. Ev- erett, “Washington and Brien Dyke; this is the’ first of what is io be a weekly evont—the trans- shipment of fresh fruit and vegetables to Ketchikan via Brit- Ish Columbia highways and the short water trip from Prince Rupert. It Js believed this is the first time frosh produce has been shipped In this manner to Alas- kn. Mr, Martin also has an ap- Hention in for a permit to soll iis produce in Prince Rupert. Home office for the new ven- ture: will be Ketchikan whore Mrs. Martin js owner and man- ager of the Mocorn Airmarkot, In' Ketchikan produce will be distributed to polnis further north Mr. Martin sald, At Prince Rupert, customs scul on trailer and truck had to bo broken In the presence of Cana- dian Customs officer James Tad- don who checked each piece be- fore it was londed aboard the “Urania”, Cantelopes and cenb- pages appeared to be In excellent condition, Sh The trip Just completed began at 7:30 Pridny morning in Seattle and ended tn Prince Rupert ab midnight Saturday, No mechan- jeal difficulties of any kind mar- wind, encountered nln, snow and tce, Alaskans break By GLADYS BALDWIN ‘Forty hours out of Seattle, 6,000 pounds of fresh fruit and vegetables were unloaded in Prince Rupert, Sunday, from a truck and trailer red tho trip during which thoy sloat, Roads wore rough in sections, Mr. Martih said but and reloaded aboard ania” for Ketchikan. progress and tt will a wonderful road when completely paved.” A one-ton truck and trailer were used for the first trip but a larger truck is being contem- plated for the next one, Truck will be stored in Prince Rupert until the return of Mr. Martin, probably tomorrow. Hansen rites held in south — Iunernal services were held in South Burnaby this aftornoen for former Prince Rupert real- dent, Hans Hansen, 72, who died May 8 in Now Westminster, Mr. Hansen lived here from 1908 until about cight yours ago, He {8 survived by his Wife Marnie, in South Burnaby; a son Martin in) Princo Rupert, @ daughtor, Mra, J. W. Steele In South Burnaby and three grand- gons, Robort, Bruco and Donnie in Prince Ruport, PASS TAN Boost OTTAWA Wa The Commons Monday’ gave Mnal approval to a DIL Increasing the oxclse tax on liquor and cigars—ineronses {m- ‘learned here today. has died’ in Regina, it Mrs. Cameron, the only wo- man to be’ Dominion president of the Federated Women’s In- stitutes for four terms, was awarded the Member. of the British: Empire medal and ‘held: honorary Ufe memberships .in the Regina Council of Women, University Womens’ club, United Church Women's Missionary So- clety, the Federated Womon's Institales of Canada and the Union. ae She is survived by her husband in Regina, her daughter, Mrs, McGill ih Prince Rupert, one son James D. Cameron, in Regine and five grandchildren, “ Mrs. McGill, who was In Van- couver with her husband’ and daughler: Betty at the time of her, mother’s death, loft’ im~ mediately by plane for Regina. was? Women's Chiistian Temperance Prince Rupert has now gone 117 days without a fatal traffic accident, oo Pee ayn 4 pak WEATHER— change In 52. ‘ TIDES- et Wodnesday, May 13, 1060 posed immodiately after April 0. wore made known In tho budget The bill now goes to the Sen- eR uege ep oy gee. om cioperteahee '’ ed gee ee te A Sateen @ 6 he eg io “ * ¥ a 4 etre ne . * " Ae meee . a ’ aa ae ame enanse Venue a Poa a ohm Fmt * . . « ‘+ eet fF, Ym ‘ , * " aac mna i La) en >of teen a" Sane ‘ 8 Mthore wns 0 lot of rond work In ageys ras hat eee, “drat ne ato for consideration, af ‘hu > Of 0 8 ek et thoy (Pacific Standard... Timo) High v.... 04:18 18.5 foot 1784 17.0 foot Low wanes etOC8 10:55 ae 4.9 foot i , 23307 Vee VP et RHO Ow ¢ Baby te Riln. overnight, cloudy sand showory. Wednesday. Tithe temperature. Winds decreasing overnight to southorly 20, Low tonight | and high Wednesday 45 and 0 fout